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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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 a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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