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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources