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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not 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 variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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