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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are free but do not 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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