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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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