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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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