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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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