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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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