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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free 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 several issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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