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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually 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. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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