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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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