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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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