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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 several topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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