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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not 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 learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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