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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always 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 topics that online education organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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