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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs 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 variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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