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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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