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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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