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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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