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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually 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 a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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