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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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