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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free 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 a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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