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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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