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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners 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 issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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