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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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