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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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