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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners 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 numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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