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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free 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 numerous subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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