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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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