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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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