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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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