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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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