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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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