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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free 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 quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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