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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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