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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important 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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