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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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