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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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