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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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