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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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