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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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