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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free 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 many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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