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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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