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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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