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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free 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 a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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