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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education