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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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