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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always 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 topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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