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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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