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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses 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 institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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