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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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