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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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