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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students 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 a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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