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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always 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 online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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