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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students 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 quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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