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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education