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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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