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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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