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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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