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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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