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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free 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 numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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