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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify 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 organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key 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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