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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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