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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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