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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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