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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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