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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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