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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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