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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education