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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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