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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not 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 a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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