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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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