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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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