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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever 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 stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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