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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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