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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not 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 numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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