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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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