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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are 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 many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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