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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand these open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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