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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 online learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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