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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students 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 subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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