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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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