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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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