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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently 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 lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources