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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually 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 several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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