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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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