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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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