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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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