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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally 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 many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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