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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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