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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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 issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important 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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