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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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