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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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