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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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