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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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