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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically 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 many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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