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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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