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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free for learners 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 many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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