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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free 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 issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education