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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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