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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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