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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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