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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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