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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily 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 numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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