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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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