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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently 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 numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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