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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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