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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners 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 several topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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