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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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