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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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