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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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