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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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