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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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