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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free 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 quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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