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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free 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 many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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