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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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