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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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