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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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