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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not 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 a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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