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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners 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 variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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