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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are typically 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 institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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