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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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 several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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