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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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