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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free 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 several issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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