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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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