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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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