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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not 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 subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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