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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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