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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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