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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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