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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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