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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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