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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly 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. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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