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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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