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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are 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 e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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