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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free 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 many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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