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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always 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 learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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