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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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