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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally 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 topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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