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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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