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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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