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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive 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 several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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