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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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