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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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