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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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