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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently 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 issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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