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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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