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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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