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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not always 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 blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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