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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are free 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 a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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