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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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