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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always 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 variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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