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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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