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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually 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 several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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