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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily 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 several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education