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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually 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 several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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