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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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