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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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 several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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