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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee 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 institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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