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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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