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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily 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. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important 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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