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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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