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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free 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 a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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