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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free 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 variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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