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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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