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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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