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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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