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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally 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 learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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