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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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