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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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