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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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