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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally 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 numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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