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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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