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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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