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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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