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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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