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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are 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 quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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