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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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