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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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