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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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