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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive 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. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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