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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically 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 several topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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