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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are 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 several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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