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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These 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 many topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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