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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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