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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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