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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not 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 a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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