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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students 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 distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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