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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently 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 many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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