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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that lecturers 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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