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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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