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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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