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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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