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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are 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 topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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