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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students 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 many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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