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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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