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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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