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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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