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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key 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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