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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently 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 many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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