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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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