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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free 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 variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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