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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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