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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free for learners 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 topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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