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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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