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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners 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 many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning 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 ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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