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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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