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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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