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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free 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 many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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