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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally 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 several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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