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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students 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 several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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