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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs 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 a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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