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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners 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 online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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