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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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