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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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