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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are generally 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 numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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