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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 many issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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