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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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