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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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