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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free 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 several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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