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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally 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. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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