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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually 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 distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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