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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students 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 a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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