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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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