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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically 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 several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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