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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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