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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are generally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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