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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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