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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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