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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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