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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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