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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students 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 several issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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