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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources