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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are 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 many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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