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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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