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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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