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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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