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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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