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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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