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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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