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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 distance learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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