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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not 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 several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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