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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online 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 numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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