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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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