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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always 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 issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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