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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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