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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently 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 many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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