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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally 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 issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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