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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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