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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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