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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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