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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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