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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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