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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free 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 lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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