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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently 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 variety of topics that online education institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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