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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free 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 lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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