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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students 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 a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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