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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not 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 issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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