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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not 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 issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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