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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always 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 subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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