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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)