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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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