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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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