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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently 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 a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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