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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically 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 numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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