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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs 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 a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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