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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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