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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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