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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually 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 institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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