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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses 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 quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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