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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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. MOOCs are mostly free 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 issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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