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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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