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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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