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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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