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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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