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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners 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 a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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