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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free 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 numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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