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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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