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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always 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 issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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