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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free but do not 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 distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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