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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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