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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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