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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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