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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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