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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students 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 quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources