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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. 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 subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important 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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