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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free 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. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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