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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently 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 consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources