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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 many issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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