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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally 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 elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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