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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically 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. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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