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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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