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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free 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 subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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