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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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