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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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