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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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