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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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