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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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