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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners 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 many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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