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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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