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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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