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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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