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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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