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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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