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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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