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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students 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 e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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