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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not 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 a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines 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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