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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are 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 online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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