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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are 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 issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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