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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily 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 several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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