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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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