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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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