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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always 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 numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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