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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free 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 subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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