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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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