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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently 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 numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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