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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 e-learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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