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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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