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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources