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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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