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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always 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 several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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