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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online 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 numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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