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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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