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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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