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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently 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 learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines 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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