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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily 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 many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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