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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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