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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers 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 business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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