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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always 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 e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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