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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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