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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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