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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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