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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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