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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources