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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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