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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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