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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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