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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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