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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive 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 numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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