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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students 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 a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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