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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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