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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently 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 issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key 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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