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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources