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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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