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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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