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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always 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 several topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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