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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not 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 variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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