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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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