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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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