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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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