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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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