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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always 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 a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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