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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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