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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily 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 many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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