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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally 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 many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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