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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are 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 variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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