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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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