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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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