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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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