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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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