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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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