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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally 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 a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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