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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly 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 a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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