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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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