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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are customarily free 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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