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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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