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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily 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 numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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