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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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