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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses 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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