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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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