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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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