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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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