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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly 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 several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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