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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free 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 a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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