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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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