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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This 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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