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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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