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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always 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 distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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