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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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