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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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