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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not 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 several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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