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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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