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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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