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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently 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 variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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