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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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