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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are generally free 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 distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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