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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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