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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners 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 subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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