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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally 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 elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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