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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs 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. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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