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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily 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 a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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