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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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