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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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