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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free 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 a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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