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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive 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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