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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free 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 several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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