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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are 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 quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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