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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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