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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are typically 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 many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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