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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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