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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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