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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically 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 topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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