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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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