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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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