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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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