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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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