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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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