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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners 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. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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