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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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 topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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