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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. 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 topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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