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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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