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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are 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 elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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