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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently 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 issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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