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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free 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 topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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