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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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