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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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