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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free 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 several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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