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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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