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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically 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 numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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