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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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