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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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