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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently 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 lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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