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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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