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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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