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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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