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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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