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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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