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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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