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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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