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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses 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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