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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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