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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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