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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC 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 a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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