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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free 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 online learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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