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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually 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 subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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