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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major 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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