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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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