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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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