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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not 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 topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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