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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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