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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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