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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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