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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 many subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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