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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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