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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free 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 subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education