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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are 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 topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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