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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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