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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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