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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners 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 a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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