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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education