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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually 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 several topics that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about 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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