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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free 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 a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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