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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students 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 learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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