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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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