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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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