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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently 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 several topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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