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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily 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 many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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