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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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