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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners 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 many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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