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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not 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 subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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