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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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