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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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