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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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