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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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