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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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