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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always 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 several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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