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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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