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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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