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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are 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 numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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