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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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