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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always 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. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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