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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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