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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners 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 subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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