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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students 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 numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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