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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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