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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free 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 a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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