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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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