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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always 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 now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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