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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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