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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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