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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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