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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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