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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free 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 many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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