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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are customarily 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 distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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