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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually 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 a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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