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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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