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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free 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 quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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