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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 many issues that elearning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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