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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly 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 quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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