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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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