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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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