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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 many issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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