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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources