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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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