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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors 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 Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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