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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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