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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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