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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the 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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