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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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