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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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