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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around 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 a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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