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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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