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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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