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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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