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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free 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 e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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