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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always 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 education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition