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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically 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 lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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