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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses 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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