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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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