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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always 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 several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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