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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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