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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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